5th June 2008, 02:09 PM
Posted by Austin Ainsworth:
Anyway - EH are a government body (hence tied to government policy) and a client/employer of archaeological units (hence with a commercial axe to grind); I would have thought we needed something independent and impartial...a bit like the IFA, in fact.
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Quote:quote:Agreed - perhaps under the aegis of the only heritage organisation with statutory teeth, English Heritage?Which statutory teeth are those then? EH have even less power over archaeological units and archaeological standards than the IFA, unless you happen to be working on a SAM.
Anyway - EH are a government body (hence tied to government policy) and a client/employer of archaeological units (hence with a commercial axe to grind); I would have thought we needed something independent and impartial...a bit like the IFA, in fact.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished